3 Hobart students accused of arson

June 27, 2012

HOBART, Ind. -- Police in northwestern Indiana arrested three middle school students and charged them with arson after the mother of one of the children went to police with a photo her 12-year-old girl took of a 13-year-old friend using an accelerant to set fire to an abandoned house.

Hobart police Lt. David Grissom told The Times of Munster that neighbors reported seeing the two girls and an 11-year-old boy in the area before and after the June 3 fire. Grissom said the three at first denied they were involved, but later said they started it for excitement.

The three face charges in Lake County Juvenile Court. Police aren't releasing their names because of their ages.